sidearm

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English

Etymology

From side +‎ arm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sidearm (plural sidearms)

  1. A personal weapon, such as a handgun or sword, carried on the hip in a belt, sheath, holster, etc., for rapid access.

Verb

sidearm (third-person singular simple present sidearms, present participle sidearming, simple past and past participle sidearmed)

  1. To throw a ball with one's arm roughly parallel to the ground.
    • 2009 March 19, Ben Shpigel, “Medicine’s Loss Could Be the Mets’ Gain”, in New York Times‎:
      His interest, aside from slinging sinkers as a sidearming right-hander, was medicine.

Derived terms

Adverb

sidearm (comparative more sidearm, superlative most sidearm)

  1. With one's arm roughly parallel to the ground.

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Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English sidearm.

Noun

sidearm m (plural sidearms)

  1. (ultimate frisbee) sidearm
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